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GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY [5 records]

Record 1 2016-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language
  • The Executive (Constitutional Law)
  • The Executive (Public Administration)
DEF

The branch of government responsible for the implementation of policies and rules made by the legislature.

OBS

It thus includes as its members the leader of the government... and his colleagues, the political bureaucracy, whether permanent or politically appointed, and the enforcement agencies such as the police and armed forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
  • Pouvoir exécutif (Droit constitutionnel)
  • Structures du pouvoir exécutif (Admin. publ.)
DEF

Organe ou ensemble d'organes de l'État ou d'une collectivité locale chargé d'appliquer les décisions des assemblées délibérantes et de prendre toutes mesures d'animation ou de direction dans le cadre de ses pouvoirs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
  • Poder ejecutivo (Derecho constitucional)
  • Estructura del poder ejecutivo (Admón. pública)
DEF

Una de las tres facultades y funciones primordiales del Estado (junto con la legislativa y la judicial) consistente en hacer cumplir las leyes y que suele ejercer el gobierno o el propio jefe del Estado.

OBS

poder ejecutivo: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que los distintos poderes de Estado (ejecutivo, legislativo y judicial) se escriben con inicial minúscula cuando se alude a ellos de forma genérica, pero con mayúscula si forman parte de un nombre propio o si se refieren a una institución concreta.

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Record 2 2016-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Public Service
DEF

The public bureaucracy comprising, in Canada, departmental organizations that support the political executive in the development, implementation and enforcement of government policies.

OBS

public service; PS: term and abbreviation used in the context of the Blueprint 2020 vision of the Government of Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonction publique
DEF

Bureaucratie de l'État qui comprend, au Canada, des organisations ministérielles qui secondent les dirigeants politiques dans l'élaboration, la réalisation et la mise en application des politiques gouvernementales.

OBS

fonction publique; FP : terme et abréviation utilisés dans le contexte de la vision pour Objectif 2020 du gouvernement du Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Función pública
DEF

Prestación organizada y realizada por la Administración para satisfacer aquellas necesidades que no pueden ser satisfechas de una forma individual. Es una ordenación de elementos y actividades para cubrir las necesidades públicas, y tiene tal carácter aun en el caso de que el medio empleado sea una sociedad privada o un particular.

OBS

servicio público: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 3 2005-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
OBS

Title and abbreviation confirmed by the organization.

OBS

BCCA is Your Voice. Whether it's promoting driver safety, helping an individual member navigate a government bureaucracy, or commenting on an issue in the media-member advocacy is an important role for the British Columbia Automobile Association. BCAA regularly seeks member input on issues that matter to motorists, and takes positions based on majority opinion. We represent motorists’ interests to all levels of government, consulting with government officials on legislation, taxation and transportation planning. We help raise awareness of critical issues by providing information and comment to the media. And, together with the non-profit BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation, we promote programs aimed at educating and protecting road users and pedestrains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
OBS

Appellation et abréviation confirmées par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
CONT

The delegitimization of ministerial or executive-centred government is much less prominent in political science literature than in public administration, where the dominant textbooks teach that the poor ministers are now largely worthless for leadership of bureaucracy because they cannot possibly be up to the complex technical challenge of the whole front of modern administration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
CONT

La «délégitimisation» du gouvernement ministériel ou exécutif est un phénomène beaucoup moins relaté dans les travaux de sciences politiques que dans ceux touchant à l'administration publique.

Spanish

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Record 5 1981-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
OBS

(...) if you must introduce inefficient restrictive quotas, be sure that the government auctions off the scarce import-quota licenses so that the Treasury gains the swag and so that bureaucracy is not put under the strain of corruption and exercise of arbitrary power and caprice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique

Spanish

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